Pre-clinical development of a combination microbicide vaginal ring containing dapivirine and darunavir
Author(s) -
Diarmaid J. Murphy,
Delphine Desjardins,
Nathalie DereuddreBosquet,
Patricia Brochard,
Ludivine Perrot,
Alain Pruvost,
Roger Le Grand,
Ole Lagatie,
Leen Vanhooren,
Maxim Feyaerts,
Jens Van Roey,
Karl Malcolm
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dku160
Subject(s) - darunavir , microbicide , chemistry , vaginal ring , pharmacology , medicine , population , viral load , virology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , environmental health , family planning , antiretroviral therapy , research methodology
Combination microbicide vaginal rings may be more effective than single microbicide rings at reducing/preventing sexual transmission of HIV. Here, we report the pre-clinical development and macaque pharmacokinetics of matrix-type silicone elastomer vaginal rings containing dapivirine and darunavir.
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